Just listened to Swami Kriyananda

I was tuning into the last broadcast of Swami Kriyananda from Ananda Village in Nevada City - via www.anandaonlineclasses.org

Tonight was his last live lecture before he travels overseas and returns back next year.

He seems like a very kind and sweet person. He also has a great wisdom.

One thing he talked about was the purity of a belief. Any belief changes over time. He gave examples of Christianity - where the beliefs have changed and not been followed over the years. He warned that this could happen to anyone or any belief system.

When I was in my Tibetan Buddhist group: www.aci-la.org many years ago... Lama Marut said the same thing. That over time these groups loose the original way, and give to a more lax way.

But on the other hand, without change, many things would be lost. For example, at one time, society and religion condemned lifestlyes and races. As society gained more acceptance, these were brought into the social and religious aspects of society.

So i'm not convinced that change in general is bad for a group. I also see his point that he doesn't want the core belief to change over time and loose it's potency.